‘Is he staring at me because I coughed or because I’m Asian?’

Share: If Hollywood films have taught us anything, it’s that student-athletes have it good. Channeling Spike Lee’s “He Got Game”, it seems that participating in a sport almost always gains you the stereotypical college experience: notoriety, success and of course, invites to all the best parties. Except, none of these movies took place in the middle of a pandemic that claimed the lives of over half a million Americans in less than a year.  And so, 20-year-old Kinesiology major Madison Blohm, sighs. “Covid has just …

PCC star point guard bounces from France to Cal Poly Pomona

Share: PCC point guard Cosette Balmy’s journey from the small French island of Martinique, to Cal Poly Pomona has been anything but typical. She has managed to navigate a new country, high school and now a global pandemic for the opportunity to play basketball the game she loves At the age of 14, French speaking Balmy left the comfort of her family home to come to California.   “When I came, I didn’t speak any english,”  Balmy said as she recalls arriving in Gardena, California to …